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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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